KANJI 807-996 (Sixth Grade)

807

11s 異

A person putting

on a mask; being

different from

normal

I; koto(naru), to be different, to be unusual

異性

異様 iyō na, strange, odd, extraordinary (407)

異常 ijō, abnormality (718)

異常気象 ijōkishō, abnormal weather (718, 11, 533)

異郷 ikyō, foreign land (841)

異人 ijin, foreigner, alien (39)

異論 iron, different opinion, objection (996)

808

15s

遺 To lose

something

precious on the

move

I, YUI, to leave behind, to bequeath, to lose

遺伝 iden, heredity (553)

遺産 isan, inheritance, legacy (491)

遺跡 iseki, remains, relics (1485)

遺志 ishi, dying wishes (692)

遺失 ishitsu, loss (510)

遺族 izoku, bereaved family (333)

遺言 yuigon, igon, will, testament (274)

809

11s

域 Ground in a field

delineated by

markers

IKI, area, limits

領域 ryōiki, domain (806)

地域 chiiki, region (167)

聖域 sei’iki, sanctuary (911)

声域 sei’iki, [vocal] range (153)

区域 kuiki, limits, zone (465)

流域 ryūiki, basin, valley (409)

810

7s

壱 A double-lidded,

full, food vessel

ICHI, one (used in writing cheques and legal

documents)

壱万円 ichiman-en, ten thousand yen (392, 4)

壱千弐百円 issen-nihyaku-en, 1,200 yen (47, 950, 67, 4)

811

6s

宇 Roof that

completely

covers

U, eaves, roof, heaven

宇宙 uchū, universe (935)

宇宙船 uchūsen, spaceship (935, 158)

宇宙人 uchūjin, alien (935, 39)

宇宙飛行士 uchūhikōshi, astronaut (935, 566, 118, 494)

堂宇 dōu, hall (557)

宇頂天 uchōten, ecstasy (940, 58)

812

6s

羽 U, ha, hane; wing, feather, bird counter

羽根 hane, feather; shuttlecock (282)

羽毛 umō, plumage (210)

羽子板 hagoita, battledore (25, 373)

羽織 haori, haori coat (720)

一羽 ichiwa, one bird (1)

羽音 haoto, fluttering (of birds) (6)

813

9s

映 Bright centre of

sun

EI, utsu(ru/su), ha(eru); reflect, shine

映画 eiga, movie, film (85)

映画館 eigakan, cinema (85, 247)

上映する jōei suru, to perform (play), show (movie) (37)

映像 eizō, reflection, image (740)

反映 han’ei, reflection (371)

夕映え yūbae, sunset glow (44)

814

8s

延

Lengthy,

protracted

movement

EN; no(biru), to be postponed, to be extended;

no(basu), to postpone, to extend; no(be), total

延長 enchō, prolongation, extension (173)

延長戦 enchōsen, extra innings [baseball] (173, 526)

延着 enchaku, late arrival (343)

延期 enki, postponement (251)

順延する jun’en suru, to put off, postpone (506)

延び延び nobinobi, delay

生き延びる ikinobiru, to survive (42)

815

8s

沿 Follow a river

(from its source)

EN; sou, go alongside

沿岸 engan, coast (248)

沿海 enkai, coast (88)

沿道 endō, roadside (188)

沿線 ensen, railside (329)

沿岸漁業 engangyogyō, fishery (248, 459, 260)

816

5s

可 Mouth & twisting

waterweed: speak

only after hesitation:

approval: that which

can -should be done

KA; -be(ki), -be(shi), -be(ku) good, approval, can, should

許可 kyoka, permission (650)

可決 kaketsu, approval (271)

可能 kanō, possibility (766)

可能性 kanōsei, possibility (766, 723)

不可能 fukanō, impossibility (572, 766)

817

7s

我 Broadbladed halberd

with tassels, hung on

weapons to indicate

a killing: to kill with

a halberd: (phonet.)

I/me/my

GA; ware, wa(ga) I, self, my

我々 ware-ware, we

自我 jiga, self (134)

無我 muga, selflessness, ecstasy (796)

我流 garyū, one’s own way, self-taught

method (409)

我がまま wagamama, selfishness

818

6s

灰 Hand and fire:

fire that one can

hold in the hand

KAI; hai, ashes

石灰 sekkai, lime (45)

石灰水 sekkaisui, limewater (45, 40)

灰色 hai-iro, gray (145)

死の灰 shi no hai, fallout (286)

火山灰 kazanbai, volcanic ash (8, 24)

819

12s

街 Many diverging

roads; many

converging roads

GAI, KAI; machi, road, town, area

市街 shigai, town, city (130)

市街地 shigaichi, town area (130, 167)

街道 kaidō, highway (188)

街灯 gaitō, street lamp (556)

街角 machikado, street corner (243)

商店街 shōtengai, shopping street (313, 178)

820

8s

拡 Hand and wide:

make the hands

wide: spread

KAKU, spread, extend, unfold

拡張 kakuchō, extension, expansion (752)

拡大 kakudai, magnification (53)

拡大鏡 kakudaikyō, magnifying glass (53, 462)

拡散 kakusan, dissemination (492)

拡声器 kakuseiki, loudspeaker (153, 452)

821

9s

革 Processing

hairless hide

(tanned leather):

change, reform

KAKU, kawa, leather, reform

革命 kakumei, revolution (394)

産業革命 sangyōkakumei, Industrial Revolution (491,

260, 394)

革新 kakushin, innovation, reform (148)

改革 kaikaku, reform (435)

革製品 kawaseihin, leather goods (726, 382)

革工場 kawakōba, tannery (113, 144)

822

14s

閣 A private place

visited by a

dignitary

KAKU, cabinet, chamber

金閣寺 kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion (14, 133)

閣下 kakka, Your Excellency (7)

内閣 naikaku, Cabinet (364)

閣議 kakugi, Cabinet meeting (454)

閣僚 kakuryō, Cabinet member (1909)

天守閣 tenshukaku, castle tower (58, 300)

823

12s

割 Sword and

harm: cut up,

dismember:

divide

KATSU; wari, wa(ru), divide, rate

分割 bunkatsu, division (199)

分割払い bunkatsubarai, paying by instalments (199,

1766)

割引 waribiki, discount (77)

割合 wariai, rate (121)

役割 yakuwari, function, role (397)

割れ目 wareme, crevice, split, crack (72)

824

10s

株 That central part

of a tree which

stands firm

kabu, shares, stocks, speculation in shares, stump

切り株 kirikabu, stump (156)

株主 kabunushi, stockholder (299)

株式 kabushiki, stocks (295)

株式会社 kabushiki-kaisha, joint-stock corporation,

Inc. (295, 87, 137)

株券 kabuken, share certificate (661)

825

3s

干 A forked

thrusting

weapon:

(phonet.) dry

KAN; ho(su), hi(ru), dry, defense

干潮 kanchō, ebb/low tide (941)

干満 kanman, ebb and flow; tide (588)

干城 kanjō, bulwark (903)

干し草 hoshigusa, hay (162)

干し肉 hoshiniku, dried meat (365)

物干し monohoshi, clothesline (387)

若干の jakkan no, some; a few; a little (886)

826

巻 Hands rolling

rice + curled

body � roll &

curl � roll �

scroll = volume

KAN; maki, ma(ku), roll, reel, volume

第一巻 dai’ikkan, Volume One (177, 1)

巻頭 kantō, beginning of a book (186)

巻末 kanmatsu, end of a book (587)

巻尺 makijaku, tape measure (884)

巻き物 makimono, scroll (387)

絵巻物 emakimono, picture scroll (89, 387)

巻き添え makizoe, involement, entanglement (1631)

糸巻き itomaki, bobbin (27)

827

看 Hand above eye

– shade eyes –

gaze

KAN, watch

看護婦 kangofu, nurse (670, 779)

看病する kanbyō suru, to nurse (381)

看板 kanban, signboard (373)

看守 kanshu, warder (300)

828

13s

勧 Heron (strong) +

effort = determined

effort = encourage

others

KAN; susu(meru), to encourage, advise, persuade

勧告 kankoku, advice, counsel (481)

勧奨 kanshō, encouragement (1408)

勧誘 kan’yū, persuasion (1870)

勧業銀行 kangyō-ginkō, hypothec bank (260, 263, 118)

829

18s

簡 Bamboo (record)

+ space =

simple, brief

KAN, simple, brief; letter

簡単な kantan na, simple (542)

簡潔な kanketsu na, concise, succinct (659)

書簡 shokan, letter (142)

簡略 kanryaku, informality, simplicity (804)

830

3s

丸 Hunched person

+ cliff (roll)

GAN; maru(i), round, circle, ball; ship’s mark;

maru(meru), to make into a ball

丸薬 ganyaku, pill (398)

丸味 marumi, roundness (393)

丸太 maruta, log (164)

日本丸 Nipponmaru, Vessel Nippon (62, 70)

丸暗記 maruanki, learning by rote (224, 95)

一丸 ichigan, united; all together (1)

831

6s

危 Person

crouching on

edge of cliff

KI; abuna(i), ayau(i), dangerous; aya(bumu), to fear, to

be afraid; to doubt

危険 kiken, danger (662)

危機 kiki, crisis (453)

危害 kigai, harm (437)

安危 anki, fate (223)

832

6s

机 Wood + small

table

KI; tsukue, desk, table

机上の kijō no, theoretical (37)

机上の空論 kijō no kūron, desk theory (37, 15, 996)

机辺 kihen, around the desk (580)

事務机 jimutsukue, office desk (293, 795)

833

12s

揮 Hand + army

(agitate)

KI, to wield, shake, command

発揮 hakki, display (370)

指揮 shiki, command (289)

指揮者 shikisha, [MUS] conductor (289, 298)

揮発性 kihatsusei, volatility (370, 723)

揮発油 kihatsuyu, essential oil (370, 400)

834

12s

貴 Gather

(accumulate) +

shell/money =

hands gathering

and accumulating

valuable items

KI; tatto(i), tatto(bu), tōto(i), precious, revered;

tōto(bu), to respect, to honour

貴族 kizoku, aristocrat (333)

貴方 kihō/ anata*, you (204)

貴重な kichō na, precious (311)

貴重品 kichōhin, valuables (311, 382)

貴金属 kikinzoku, precious metals (14, 744)

兄貴 aniki, older brother (267)

835

14s

疑 Old man, head

moving from

side to side,

uncertain where

to turn

GI; utaga(u), to doubt, suspect

疑問 gimon, doubt (396)

容疑者 yōgisha, suspect (802, 298)

質疑 shitsugi, question (699)

擬似 giji, false (696)

疑惑 giwaku, suspicion, doubt (1942)

疑い深い utagabukai, skeptical, suspicious (325)

疑わない utagawanai, unquestioning

疑わしい utagawashii, doubtful; questionable

疑いもなく utagai mo naku, unquestionable

半信半疑 hanshinhangi, dubious, doubtful (195, 513, 195)

836

3s

弓 Bow minus

string

KYŪ; yumi, bow, archery

弓道 kyūdō, archery (188)

弓状 kyūjō, arch (717)

弓取り yumitori, archer (301)

弓矢 yumiya, bow and arrow (981)

弓形の yumigata/ yuminari no, curved, arched (104)

837

6s

吸 Mouth + reach

(pull) = to pull

with the mouth

KYŪ; su(u), to suck, inhale

呼吸 kokyū, respiration, breathing (856)

吸血鬼 kyūketsuki, vampire (270, 1128)

吸収 kyūshū, absorption (703)

吸引 kyūin, suction (77)

吸い取る suitoru, to soak up (301)

吸い取り紙 suitorigami, blotting paper (301, 132)

838

8s

泣 Water + stand

(vertical, tear)

KYŪ; naku, to weep, cry

泣訴 kyūso, imploring (1510)

泣き出す nakidasu, to burst into tears (34)

泣き顔 nakigao, tearful face (93)

泣き虫 nakimushi, crybaby (56)

号泣する gōkyū suru, to cry bitterly (281)

839

8s

供 Person +

together/ offer

KYŌ, KU; tomo, attendant;

sona(eru), to offer (to a God)

子供 kodomo, child (25)

供給 kyōkyū, supply, provision (457)

提供 teikyō, offer (753)

供出 kyōshutsu, quota delivery (34)

供養 kuyō, memorial service (594)

供回り tomomawari, retinue (86)

840

10s

胸 Flesh + empty

container (air)

KYŌ; mune, muna-, chest, breast, heart

胸囲 kyōi, chest measurement (422)

胸焼け muneyake, heartburn (509)

胸元 munamoto, chest (106)

度胸 dokyō, heart, courage (356)

胸部 kyōbu, thorax (384)

胸毛 munage, chest hair (210)

841

11s

郷 2 people meeting

over food=

feasting =

community =

village

KYŌ, GŌ, village, rural

望郷 bōkyō, homesickness (585)

異郷 ikyō, foreign land (807)

郷土の kyōdo no, local (60)

故郷 kokyō, hometown

帰郷 kikyō, homecoming (96)

郷里 kyōri, home, native town (219)

郷士 gōshi, squire (494)

842

12s

勤 To make a great

physical effort

KIN; tsuto(meru), work, duties; to serve (in an office)

出勤 shukkin, attendance (34)

勤勉な kinben na, diligent, industrious (390)

勤勉性 kinbensei, diligence (390, 723)

勤務 kinmu, service, duty (795)

勤め先 tsutomesaki, place of work (49)

転勤する tenkin suru, to be transferred (354)

843

12s

筋 Bamboo + rib

(flesh –

strength)

KIN; suji, muscle, sinew, thread

筋肉 kin’niku, muscle (365)

筋骨 kinkotsu, bones and sinews (867)

鉄筋コンクリート tekkin konkurīto, reinforced

concrete; ferroconcrete (353)

筋道 sujimichi, logic (188)

筋書き sujigaki, synopsis (142)

844

7s

系 a hand holding

two threads

KEI, lineage; connection, system

家系 kakei, lineage (83)

系統 keitō, system, line (757)

系図 keizu, genealogical table (150)

太陽系 taiyōkei, solar system (164, 406)

銀河系 gingakei, galactic system (263, 628)

系列 keiretsu, succession (414)

直系の chokkei no, direct (descendants) (349)

845

8s

径 go + warp

threads (small –

direct)

KEI, path; direct

直径 chokkei, diameter (349)

捷径 shōkei, path, lane (--)

小径 shōkei, path, lane (36)

半径 hankei, radius (195)

直情径行 chokujōkeikō, impulsiveness (349, 719, 118)

846

12s

敬 minor chieftain

(sheep’s horns)

speaking

respectfully to

Lord

KEI; uyama(u), to respect

尊敬 sonkei, respect (927)

敬語 keigo, polite language; honorific word (112)

敬老の日 keirō no hi, Respect-for-the-Aged Day (609,

62)

敬愛する keiai suru, to revere (417)

敬意 kei-i, respects (226)

い敬 ikei, awe

847

19s

警 speak cautiously

and respectfully

KEI, to warn, reproach

警官 keikan, police officer (441)

警察官 keisatsukan, police officer (489, 441)

警察署 keisatsusho, police station (489, 897)

警告 keikoku, warning (481)

警報 keihō, warning, alarm (789)

848

15s

劇 attack with a

sword like a tiger

attacking a pig –

fiercely - intense

GEKI, drama; intense

劇場 gekijō, theatre (144)

劇的な gekiteki na, dramatic (551)

劇作家 gekisakka, dramatist (127, 83)

悲劇 higeki, tragedy (375)

劇痛 gekitsū, intense pain (943)

劇薬 gekiyaku, (deadly) poison (398)

849

5s

穴 roof/cover + away

(open up) = a space

being opened up and

covered

KETSU; ana, hole

穴居人 kekkyojin, troglodyte (649, 39)

穴子 anago, conger eel (25)

落とし穴 otoshiana, pitfall, catch, trap (408)

穴埋め anaume, stopgap (1833)

墓穴を掘る boketsu o horu, dig one’s own grave (788, 1189)

穴場 anaba, secret place (144)

850

10s

兼 a hand holding

two rice plants –

doing two things

at once

KEN, and, in addition, concurrently;

ka(neru), to combine, to serve in several capacities, to be

unable to (suffix)

兼任 kennin, holding two or more posts (764)

兼業 kengyō, side business (260)

兼用 kenyō, dual purpose (215)

兼備 kenbi, combination (774)

為兼ねる shikaneru, to be unable to do (1003)

食べ兼ねる tabekaneru, to be unable to eat (146)

851

15s 権 tree+heron (cream)

– MISCOPIED FOR

hand + heron

(stone) – stones held

one hand =weights

KEN, GON, right, authority, power, weight, balance

人権 jinken, human rights (39)

版権 hanken, copyright (770)

権利 kenri, right, claim (596)

権力 kenryoku, power, authority (74)

権衡 kenkō, balance (1267)

政権 seiken, political power (724)

権化 gonge, embodiment (238)

852

16s

憲 inverted basket

(covering) + eye +

heart = to cut blindly

without emotion =

obey, no question

KEN, law, constitution, regulation

憲法 kenpō, constitution (584)

憲兵 kenpei, military police, shore patrol (578)

憲章 kenshō, charter, constitution (318)

護憲 goken, constitution protection (670)

立憲政治 rikkenseiji, constitutional government (73,

724, 544)

児童憲章 jidōkenshō, Children’s Charter (697, 363, 318)

853

13s

源 water+plain/orig

in

(originally

spring)

GEN; minamoto, source, origin

源氏 genji, Minamoto Clan (495)

源泉 gensen, source (915)

資源 shigen, resources (694)

天然資源 tennenshigen, natural resources (58, 258, 694)

根源 kongen, root (282)

電源 dengen, switch (180)

源流 genryū, (river) source (409)

水源 suigen, riverhead (40)

854

17s

厳 cliff + daring

(gape) = holes in

a cliffside = cliff

GEN, GON, kibi(shii), ogoso(ka), severe, strict, austere,

solemn

尊厳 songen, dignity; prestige (927)

時間厳守 jikangenshu, punctual (135, 92, 300)

厳禁 genkin, strict prohibition (654)

厳重な genjū na, strict; severe (311)

厳格 genkaku, strictness (633)

厳秘 genpi, strictly secret (964)

荘厳 sōgon, sublimity (1515)

855

3s

己 a twisting thread

KO, KI, onore, I, me, you, self

自己 jiko, one’s self, self (134)

自己防衛 jikobōei, self-defence (134, 791, 617)

自己満足 jikomanzoku, complacency (134, 588, 51)

自己本位の jikohon’i no, egotistic, self-centred (134,

70,421)

自己中心の jikochūshin no, self-centred, egotistic (134,

55, 147)

利己 riko, selfishness (596)

利己主義 rikoshugi, egoism (596, 299, 645)

知己 chiki, acquaintance; close friend (169)

856

8s

呼 mouth +

exhalation

(seeking an exit)

= sth. emerging

from the mouth

KO; yo(bu), to call, to breathe

呼吸 kokyū, breathing (837)

呼び名 yobina, given name; alias (71)

点呼 tenko, roll-call (179)

連呼する renko suru, to call repeatedly (607)

呼び物 yobimono, draw, attraction (387)

857

14s

誤 words + give

(deviate from the

truth)

GO, mis-; ayama(ri), fault, mistake, error;

ayama(ru), to err, to mistake

誤解 gokai, misunderstanding (632)

誤差 gosa, error (482)

誤算 gosan, miscalculation (128)

誤字 goji, wrong word (28)

誤訳 goyaku, mistranslation (982)

誤判 gohan, mistrial (769)

正誤 seigo, a correction (41)

正誤表 seigohyō, list of errata (41, 379)

858

6s

后 buttocks +

opening = anus =

behind = one who

follows behind

KŌ, GO, empress, queen; behind, later

皇后 kōgō, Empress (of Japan) (861)

皇太后 kōtaigō, Empress Dowager (Japan) (861, 164)

皇后陛下 kōgōheika, Her Majesty the Empress (861,

967, 7)

后妃 kōhi, Queen (1724)

午后 gogo, afternoon (110)

859

6s

好 woman and child

KŌ; su(ku), kono(mu), kono(mashii), like, good, fine

好きな suki na, nice, liked

大好物 daikōbutsu, one’s favourite (53, 387)

選り好みする erigonomi suru, be fastidious (527)

好意 kōi, goodwill (226)

好男子 kōdanshi, handsome man (54, 25)

860

7s

孝 old man and

child; (offspring)

caring for an old

person

KŌ, filial duty

孝子 kōshi, dutiful child (25)

孝行 kōkō, filial piety (118)

親孝行 oyakōkō, filial piety (149, 118)

不孝 fukō, filial impiety (572)

孝心 kōshin, filial affection (147)

孝養 kōyō, discharge of filial duties (594)

忠孝 chūkō, loyalty and filial piety (936)

861

9s

皇 king + crown =

crowned head

KŌ, Ō, monarch, emperor

天皇 tennō, Emperor (of Japan) (58)

明治天皇 Meiji tennō, Emperor Meiji (208, 544, 58)

皇后 kōgō, Empress (of Japan) (858)

皇太子 kōtaishi, Crown Prince (of Japan) (164, 25)

皇室 kōshitsu, Imperial Family (of Japan) (136)

皇帝の kōtei no, imperial (1616)

法皇 hōō, monk-emperor (584)

862

9s

紅 thread + work

(pink)

KŌ, KU; kurenai, red, crimson; beni, rouge

紅茶 kōcha, brown tea (171)

口紅 kuchibeni, lipstick (29)

紅葉 kōyō, red leaves (405)

真紅 shinku, crimson (514)

紅白 kōhaku, red and white (65)

紅白歌合戦 kōhaku uta gassen, Red and White Song

Contest (84, 121, 526) – a New Year’s Eve traditional

show on NHK, featuring popular male (white) and

female (red) singers/groups

紅の豚 Kurenai no Buta, Porco Rosso (an animated

film by Miyazaki Hayao with a Japanese ending) (1670)

863

10s

降 hill + 2 inverted

feet (come down

from above)

KŌ; fu(ru), to fall (rain, snow); o(riru), to alight, to

descend, to get off (a train, a bus); o(rosu), to take down,

to drop, to lower

降雨 kōu, rainfall (3)

雨降り amefuri, rainfall (3)

降水量 kōsuiryō, rainfall (40, 600) (yes, it really

does rain a lot in Japan)

以降 ikō, hereafter (419)

降伏 kōfuku, surrender (1763)

乗り降り noriori, getting on and off (320)

急降下 kyūkōka, nosedive (254, 7)

864

16s

鋼 metal + hill that

is drawn up =

metal + strong/

formidable

KŌ; hagane, steel

鋼鉄 kōtetsu, steel (353)

精工所 seikōjo, steelworks (113, 312)

鉄鋼業 tekkōgyō, iron and steel industry (353, 260)

鋼材 kōzai, structural steel (485)

鋼色 haganeiro, steel blue (145)

865

8s

刻 pig (carve) +

sword/cut

KOKU; kiza(mu), to chop, mince, engrave

時刻 jikoku, time, hour (135)

深刻な shinkoku na, serious, grave; deep (325)

小刻み kokizami, inch by inch (36)

刻一刻 kokuikkoku, moment by moment (1)

刻印 kokuin, engraved seal (425)

刻み目 kizamime, notch (72)

866

14s

穀 rice plant/ food

plant +

shell/husk

KOKU, grain, cereals

穀物 kokumotsu, grain, cereals (387)

穀類 kokurui, cereals, grain (602)

穀倉 kokusō, granary (531)

雑穀 zakkoku, minor cereals [粟 awa, foxtail

millet; 稗 hie, barnyard millet; 豆mame,

beans; 蕎麦 soba, buckwheat] (687)

867

10s

骨 skull & vertebrae

(=bones) + flesh

of the body

KOTSU; hone, bone, frame

骨折 kossetsu, fracture (522)

背骨 sebone, spine, backbone (957)

骨組み honegumi, frame; build (160)

老骨 rōkotsu, old person (609)

鉄骨 tekkotsu, iron/steel frame (353)

骨折る honeoru, to strive (522)

868

7s

困 a tree in a

confined space

KON; koma(ru), to be in difficulty; koma(raseru), annoy

貧困 hin’kon, poverty (777)

困難 kon’nan, trouble, suffering (949)

困苦 kon’ku, hardship (264)

困り者 komarimono, nuisance (298)

869

9s

砂 stone + few (tiny

points)

SA, SHA; suna, sand, gravel, grain

砂糖 satō, sugar (947)

砂時計 sunadokei, hourglass (135, 105)

土砂降りの doshaburi no, torrential (60, 863)

砂金 sakin, gold dust (14)

砂浜 sunahama, sandy beach (surely an

anachronism for Japan) (1743)

砂利 jari*, gravel (596)

870

10s

座 2 persons sitting

on the ground

under a roof

ZA; suwa(ru), to seat, to sit, to gather

銀座 Ginza A famous area of Tōkyō, frequented

by a more mature vintage of character than is to be

found in such seedy backwaters as Shinjuku and

Roppongi (263)

座席 zaseki, seat (520)

座席表 zasekihyō, seating chart (520, 379)

正座 seiza, formal Japanese sitting position, an

enemy to circulation (41)

星座 seiza, constellation (154)

射手座 iteza, Sagittarius (32, 882)

座談会 zadankai, symposium (543, 87)

871

11s 済 water + alike

(clear, pure) =

clear, pure water

= settled water

SAI [ZAI]; su(mu), to end, to be settled;

su(masu), to finish, to pay back (a debt), to manage with

(little money, etc.)

済みません sumimasen, excuse me; thank you; I am

sorry [‘this does not end’]

経済学 keizaigaku, economics (subject of study)

(658, 10)

経済 keizai, economy, finance (658)

経済的な keizaiteki na, economical (658, 551)

不経済 fukeizai, bad economy (572, 658)

返済 hensai, repayment (389)

返済する hensai suru, to wipe out (debts) (389)

救済する kyūsai suru, to rescue, bail out (456)

予約済み yoyakuzumi, engaged (403, 591)

済まない sumanai, improper, inexcusable

872

12s

裁 cloth + cut = to

cut cloth = to be

decisive = to

judge

SAI; saba(ku), to judge, to decide; ta(tsu), to cut out

裁判 saiban, trial (769)

裁判官 saibankan, judge (769, 441)

独裁者 dokusaisha, dictator (763, 298)

仲裁 chūsai, arbitration (934)

洋裁学校 yōsaigakkō, dressmaking school (404, 10, 21)

裁ちくず tachikuzu, shreds

裁ち方 tachikata, cut, fit (204)

873

12s

策 bamboo + thorn

(beat); orig.

horsewhip

SAKU, policy, scheme, measure, plan

政策 seisaku, policy (724)

策略 sakuryaku, stratagem (804)

解決策 kaiketsusaku, replacement scheme (632, 271)

対策 taisaku, counterplan (336)

策動家 sakudōka, schemer (362, 83)

874

5s

冊 a bundle of thin

bamboo tablets

bound together

SATSU, book, volume

二冊 nisatsu, two volumes (61)

冊子 sasshi, booklet (25)

小冊子 shōsasshi, pamphlet (36)

別冊 bessatsu, separate volume; extra number (579)

短冊 tanzaku, a paper strip for a poem (342)

875

6s

至 an arrow falling

to the ground =

reaching a point

and stopping

SHI [JI]; ita(ru), to reach, to go so far (as to), to come,

to lead to, to be brought to; peak

至急 shikyū, urgency (254)

大至急 daishikyū, highly urgent (53, 254)

冬至 tōji, winter solstice (182)

夏至 geshi, summer solstice (82)

至難の shinan no, most difficult (949)

至る所に・で itarutokoro ni/de, everywhere; all over

(312)

至らない所 itaranaitokoro, shortcomings (312)

876

7s

私 rice plant + self

= one’s own rice

= one’s own

things = oneself

SHI; watakushi, I, personal (affairs), privacy

私用 shiyō, private use (215)

私事 shiji, personal affairs (293)

私物 shibutsu, private property (387)

私費で shihi de, at one’s own expense (567)

私立 shiritsu, private institution (73)

私生活 shiseikatsu, private life (42, 244)

公私 kōshi, public and private matters (277)

私有 shiyū, private ownership (401)

私有地 shiyūchi, private land (401, 167)

私達 watashitachi, we (541)

877

9s

姿 next

(voluptuous) +

woman

SHI; sugata, form, figure

姿勢 shisei, posture (518)

勇姿 yūshi, gallant figure (592)

晴れ姿 haresugata, one’s finest clothes; one’s finest

hour (155)

容姿 yōshi, form (802)

姿見 sugatami, full mirror (18)

878

11s

視 show + look / fix

in place = look at

something on

show

SHI; mi(ru), to see, to look at carefully, to regard

視力 shiryoku, eyesight, vision (74)

視点 shiten, viewpoint, point of view (179)

視線 shisen, gaze (329)

視覚 shikaku, vision (439)

視界 shikai, field of vision (240)

無視 mushi, disregard (796)

879

12s

詞 words + official

(join; control)

SHI [JI]; kotoba, word, part of speech

歌詞 kashi, lyrics (84)

名詞 meishi, noun (71)

固有名詞 koyūmeishi, proper noun (476, 401, 71)

動詞 dōshi, verb (362)

形容詞 keiyōshi, adjective (104, 802)

副詞 fukushi, adverb (576)

作詞 sakushi, song lyrics (127)

詞書 kotobagaki, foreword (142)

880

14s

誌 word + will /

intent (record)

SHI, record, journal

雑誌 zasshi, magazine (687)

週間誌 shūkanshi, a weekly (308, 92)

日誌 nisshi, log(book) (62)

本誌 honshi, this journal (70)

881

14s

磁 stone + this/here

(draw/pull)

JI, magnet, porcelain

磁石 jishaku, magnet (45)

磁気 jiki, magnetism (11)

磁器 jiki, porcelain (452)

磁力 jiryoku, magnetism (74)

磁界 jikai, magnetic field (240)

882

10s

射 body + measure;

orig. bow &

arrow + hand

SHA; i(ru), to shoot

反射 hansha, reflection (371)

注射器 chūshaki, syringe (344, 452)

発射する hassha suru, to launch; to fire (370)

射手座 iteza, Sagittarius (32, 870)

射倒す itaosu, to shoot down (1643)

射撃場 shagekijō, rifle range (1209, 144)

射程 shatei, (shooting) range (754)

883

11s

捨 hand + house

(put down &

leave, relax) –

put sth. down

with hand &

leave it, without

worrying

SHA; su(teru), to abandon, throw away, give up

喜捨 kisha, charity (450)

取捨 shusha, choice, selection (301)

呼び捨て yobisute, using someone’s name without a

courtesy title (856)

捨て子 sutego, foundling (25)

捨て身 sutemi, at the risk of one’s life (323)

捨て置く suteoku, to leave alone (545)

四捨五入 shishagonyū, rounded up to the nearest

whole number (26, 19, 63)

884

4s

尺 elbow & lower

arm + spread

hand

SHAKU, SEKI, measure, foot

尺度 shakudo, scale, gauge, measure (356)

縮尺 shukushaku, scale (on a map) (893)

尺八 shakuhachi, flute (66)

巻尺 makijaku, tape measure (826)

尺地 sekichi, strip of land (167)

885

11s

釈 rice plant + keep watch

over prisoners (scatter)

= scatter rice seeds in

succession = disperse =

release, undo, explain

SHAKU, to(ku), to explain, to interpret; to release

解釈 kaishaku, interpretation, explanation (632)

会釈 eshaku, bow, salutation (87)

釈放 shakuhō, release (391)

釈明 shakumei, explanation, justification (208)

886

8s

若 person kneeling

with long flowing

hair; pliant – weak

– youth

JAKU; waka(i), young; mo(shi), if

若者 wakamono, a youth, youngster (298)

若葉 wakaba, young leaves (405)

若手の wakate no, young(er) (32)

若干の jakkan no, some; a few; a little (825)

若年 jakunen, youth (64)

若しくは moshikuwa, or

887

14s

需 rain + beard (wet) =

beard soaked by rain

JU, need, demand

需要 juyō, demand (593)

需給 jukyū, supply and demand (457)

必需品 hitsujuhin, necessities (568, 382)

888

16s

樹 to erect an edible

plant with care

JU; ki, tree, stand

樹木 jumoku, tree (69)

樹皮 juhi, bark (374)

樹脂 jushi, resin (1319)

樹立する juritsu suru, to found, establish (73)

針葉樹林 shinyōjurin, conifer forest (905, 405, 75)

街路樹 gairoju, roadside trees (819, 415)

889

8s

宗 roof/building + altar

=building with altar,

religion; main bldg.

SHŪ, SŌ, religion; main, foundation, source, origin

宗教 shūkyō, religion (101)

改宗させる kaishū saseru, to convert (435)

宗門 shūmon, doctrine, sect (211)

宗派 shūha, sect (955)

宗匠 sōshō, master (in an art), teacher (1388)

890

12s

就 capital +

outstanding = a

prominent person

arriving at a

prominent house

on a hill = taking

up a new post

SHŪ, JU; tsu(ku), to take up, to be involved; to sit, to

engage in

就職 shūshoku, job-hunting (721)

に就いて ~ni tsuite, about~, concerning~

就学 shūgaku, entering school (10)

成就 jōju, accomplishment, realisation (515)

就航する shūkō suru, to enter service (479)

就任式の shūninshiki no, inaugural (764, 295)

891

10s

従 road +

foot/move +

follow = two

persons moving

along a road, one

following the

other

JŪ; shitaga(u), to obey, to follow, to comply with, to

observe (rules), to yield to

従業員 jūgyōin, employee (260, 228)

従順な jūjun na, submissive; docile (506)

従属 jūzoku, subordination (744)

従来 jūrai, up to this time, hitherto (217)

従者 jūsha, follower (298)

服従 fukujū, obedience (385)

従事 jūji, engaging in (business) (293)

従って shitagatte, accordingly

892

16s

縦 threads to follow

– vertical warp

threads

thread/cord +

follow = slacken

= lax = selfish

JŪ, tate, vertical; selfish

縦隊 jūtai, column (540)

一列縦隊 ichiretsujūtai, single file (1, 414, 540)

縦断する jūdan suru, to traverse, to run through (750)

操縦士 sōjūshi, pilot (922, 494)

縦線 jūsen, vertical line (329)

縦縞 tatejima, vertical stripes (--)

縦書き tategaki, vertical script (142)

放縦 hōjū, self-indulgence (391)

893

17s

縮 thread + arrange

SHUKU, chiji(mu), to shrink, to shrivel, be shortened;

chiji(meru), to shorten, to abridge

縮小 shukushō, reduction (36)

短縮 tanshuku, contraction (342)

縮み止め chijimidome, shrinkproof (129)

縮れ毛 chijirege, curly hair (210)

軍縮 gunshuku, armaments reduction (466)

縮図 shukuzu, miniature copy (150

894

15s

熟 cook by boiling =

ready to eat

JUKU, ripe, mature, cooked

成熟 seijuku, maturity (515)

円熟 enjuku, maturity; perfection (4)

未熟な mijuku na, immature, unskilled (794)

熟語 jukugo, idiom (112) (mature-words)

半熟 hanjuku, half-boiled (195)

熟練 jukuren, mastery, proficiency (608)

895

10s

純 thread +

encampment

(superior)

JUN, purity, innocence

単純 tanjun, simple, plain; menial (542)

清純 seijun, purity, innocence (517)

純情な junjō na, purehearted (719)

純真な junshin na, naïve; unsophisticated (514)

純粋 junsui, pure, genuine (1455)

純毛 junmō, pure wool (210)

純益 juneki, net profit (619)

純日本風 jun-nihonfū, purely Japanese style (62, 70, 198)

896

5s

処 to visit and stop,

sitting on a stool

SHO; sho(suru), to manage, to deal with, to sentence, to

conduct oneself; place

処理 shori, management, transaction (220)

対処する taisho suru, to cope with, meet (336)

処置 shochi, measure, (medical) treatment (545)

応急処置 ōkyūshochi, first aid; emergency care (622,

254, 336)

処分 shobun, disposal, punishment (199)

処処 shosho, here and there

897

13s

署 net + person

(put) = persons

putting net in

place during a

hunt

SHO, government office; sign

署名 shomei, signature (71)

署名運動 shomeiundō, campaign for petition (71, 231, 362)

署員 shoin, official (228)

署長 shochō, director; warden (173)

警察署 keisatsusho, police station (847, 489)

消防署 shōbōsho, fire station (316, 791)

898

15s

諸 words + person

(many, various)

SHO, moro, various, many

諸島 shotō, group of islands (358)

諸国 shokoku, various countries (123)

諸問題 shomondai, various problems (396, 340)

諸君 shokun, (Ladies and) Gentlemen! (266)

諸手 morote, both hands (32)

899

10s

将 miscopying/

substitution =

offer meat to a

superior

SHŌ, command; masa, about to

将来 shōrai, future (217)

将軍 Shōgun (466)

大将 taishō, general; admiral; air chief marshal (53)

将校 shōkō, officer (21)

将に masa ni, on the point of

900

笑 a thistle with a

drooping head

SHŌ, wara(u), to laugh; e(mu), to smile

笑い声 waraigoe, laughter (153)

大笑い ōwarai, hysterics; hearty laughter (53)

微笑み hohoemi, smile (--)

笑顔 egao*, smiling face (93)

苦笑 kushō, wry smile (264)

901

13s

傷 person + rising

sun (wound)

SHŌ, kizu, itami, wound, injury; ita(mu), to hurt, to

ache; ita(meru), to injure, hurt, bruise

傷害 shōgai, injury, bodily harm (437)

死傷者 shishōsha, casualties (286, 298)

重傷 jūshō, serious injury (311)

傷口 kizuguchi, wound; sore (20)

負傷する fushō suru, to injure (383)

傷付ける kizutsukeru, to wound (574)

902

14s

障 hill + badge

(barrier)

SHŌ, sawa(ru), to hinder, to block

障子 shōji, traditional sliding door/screen made of

paper and wood (25)

故障 koshō, breakdown (668)

故障中で koshōchū de, out of order (668, 55)

保障 hoshō, guarantee (787)

障害 shōgai, impediment (437)

障害物 shōgaibutsu, obstacle; obstruction (437, 387)

障害物送 shōgaibutsusō, steeplechase (437, 387, 161)

目障り mezawari, eyesore (72)

差し障る sashisawaru, to hinder (482)

903

9s

城 earth + make

(pile up)

JŌ, shiro, castle

姫路城 Himejijō, Himeji Castle (the most beautiful

and impressive of the few remaining Japanese castles)

城下町 jōkamachi, castle town (7, 57)

根城 nejiro, headquarters; base (282)

落城する rakujō suru, to fall, surrender [castle] (408)

城跡 shiroato, castle ruins (1485)

904

13s

蒸 hands throwing

brushwood on a

fire

JŌ, mu(su), to steam; mu(reru), to be steamed; to be

stuffy

蒸し暑い mushiatsui, muggy, humid (313)

蒸気 jōki, steam (11)

蒸留 jōryū, distillation (805)

蒸留水 jōryūsui, distilled water (805, 40)

蒸留酒 jōryūshu, distilled spirits (805, 302)

蒸し焼き mushiyaki, roast (509)

蒸器 mushiki, steamer (452)

蒸発する jōhatsu suru, to evaporate (370)

蒸発させる jōhatsu saseru, to vapourise (370)

905

10s

針 metal + ten

(needle)

SHIN, hari, needle, pointer

方針 hōshin, policy, line, course of action (204)

指針 shishin, pointer, indication (289)

注射針 chūshabari, hypodermic needle (344, 882)

針路 shinro, course [of ship, plane] (415)

針金 harigane, wire (14)

906

4s

仁 a person bent

under a burden,

two burdens,

someone else’s

burden

JIN, perfect virtue, benevolence, humanity

仁徳 jintoku, benevolence (762)

仁者 jinsha, humanitarian (298)

仁義 jingi, humanity and justice, humanity, duty,

gamblers’ moral code (645)

仁愛 jin’ai, benevolence (417)

仁術 jinjutsu, benevolent/healing act (708)

仁王 niō, two Deva kings, guardian gods of a

temple gate (5)

二王立ちになる niōdachi ni naru, to draw oneself up to

one’s full height (5, 73)

907

8s

垂 a plant with

leaves hanging

down to the

ground

SUI, ta(reru), to be suspended, to hang down, to droop;

ta(rasu), to suspend, to hang down

雨垂れ amadare, raindrops (3)

垂れ幕 taremaku, curtain (977)

垂直の suichoku no, vertical; perpendicular (349)

垂線 suisen, perpendicular line (329)

垂れ飾り tarekazari, pendant (1427)

908

11s

推 hand + bird

(thrust, forward)

= to push

forward with the

hand

SUI; o(su), to infer, guess; to push forward, promote

推理 suiri, reasoning (220)

推定 suitei, inference, presumption (351)

推測 suisoku, conjecture; guess (743)

推量 suiryō, guess; conjecture (600)

推薦 suisen, recommendation (1499)

推理小説 suirishōsetsu, detective novel (220, 36, 524)

推薦者 suisensha, referee (1499, 298)

推進機 suishinki, propeller (326, 453)

909

3s

寸 SUN, measure, rich

寸法 sunpō, size, dimension; plan (584)

寸前 sunzen, immediately before (159)

寸分 sunbun, a little (199)

一寸 issun, a tiny bit, one inch (1)

寸断する sundan suru, to cut to pieces (750)

910

9s

是 spoon on a

proper hook; sun

+ correct

ZE, kore, this; proper, right, just

是非 zehi, right and wrong; by all means (773)

是認 ze’nin, approval (952)

是正 zesei, correction, revision (41)

是ら korera, these

911

13s

聖 a person whose

hearing was

excellent

SEI, hijiri, saint, sage, sacred

聖人 seijin, sage, saint (39)

聖書 seisho, the Bible (142)

神聖 shinsei, sanctity (324)

神聖な shinsei na, sacred, holy (324)

聖域 sei’iki, sanctuary (809)

聖火 seika, sacred fire, Olympic torch (8)

聖火台 seikadai, Olympic dais (8, 166)

聖堂 seidō, temple [of Confucius] (557)

912

13s

誠 words + become

(pile up, duplicate,

+ proper) = words

which properly

duplicate feelings

SEI; makoto, sincerity, truth

誠実 seijitsu, honesty, sincerity, faithfulness (296)

誠意 sei’i, sincerity, good faith (226)

至誠 shisei, sincerity, faith, one’s true heart (875)

忠誠 chūsei, fidelity (936)

誠心誠意 seishinsei’i, sincerely; heart & soul (147, 226)

誠に makoto ni, truly

913

9s

宣 SEN, to promulgate, to state

宣言 sengen, declaration (274)

独立宣言 dokuritsusengen, Declaration of

Independence: a famous document promulgating

the equality of selected human beings (763, 73, 274)

宣伝 senden, propaganda (553)

宣告 senkoku, verdict (481)

宣教師 senkyōshi, missionary (101, 693)

914

9s

専 SEN, moppa(ra), sole, exclusive

専門 senmon, specialty (211)

専門家 senmonka, specialist (211, 83)

専用 sen’yō, exclusive use (215)

専売 senbai, monopoly (192)

専売特許 senbaitokkyo, patent (192, 760, 650)

専念する sen’nen suru, to concentrate, focus (561)

専制 sensei, despotism (722)

915

9s

泉 water emerging

from a hole in a

rock

SEN; izumi, spring

温泉(場) onsen( jō ), hot spring (resort) (237) (144)

鉱泉 kōsen, mineral waters (674)

泉水 sensui, fountain (40)

源泉 gensen, fountainhead (853)

飛泉 hisen, waterfall (566)

916

9s

洗 water + tip (feet)

= a person

washing his feet

SEN, ara(u), to wash; to investigate

手洗い tearai, lavatory (32)

洗面所 senmenjo, bathroom (395, 312)

洗濯 sentaku, the washing (1556)

洗濯機 sentakuki, washing machine (1556, 453)

洗礼 senrei, baptism (413)

洗練する senren suru, to civilise, to refine (608)

水洗 suisen, washing (40)

洗面用具 senmenyōgu, toiletries (395, 215, 265)

917

9s

染 a person bending

to soak a plant in

water

SEN, so(maru), to be dyed, to be smeared; so(meru), to

dye, to colour; shi(miru), to soak into, penetrate, pierce

伝染病 densenbyō, infectious disease (553, 381)

染色 senshoku, dyeing (145)

染め物 somemono, dyed goods (387)

毛染め kezome, dye; tint (210)

染み抜き shiminuki, stain remover (1708)

染み込む shimikomu, to soak into (1275)

918

9s

奏 to offer to

authority =

report to a ruler

SŌ, kana(deru), to play (a tune; the koto)

演奏 ensō, (musical) performance (621)

演奏会 ensōkai, concert; recital (621, 87)

演奏者 ensōsha, musician (621, 298)

奏功する sōkō suru, to succeed, take effect, be effectual

(477)

独奏 dokusō, solo (763)

合奏 gassō, ensemble (121)

四部合奏 yonbugassō, quartet (26, 384, 121)

奏楽堂 sōgakudō, concert hall (218, 557)

伴奏 bansō, accompaniment (1712)

奏上 sōjō, report to the Emperor (37)

919

11s

窓 hole – heart -

window

SŌ, mado, window

窓口 madoguchi, window, counter (20)

緑の窓口 midori no madoguchi, ticket-counter at JR

railway stations (412, 20)

窓辺に madobe ni, by the window (580)

車窓 shasō, train window (31)

出窓 demado, bow window (34)

同窓会 dōsōkai, alumni association (187, 87)

920

12s

創 warehouse

(wound) +

sword/ cut

SŌ, origin, beginning; wound; haji(meru), to start

創造 sōzō, creation (739)

創立 sōritsu, establishment (73)

創立者 sōritsusha, founder (73, 298)

創立記念日 sōritsuki’nenbi, Foundation Day (73, 95,

528, 62)

創作 sōsaku, literary creation, original work 127)

創作力 sōsakuryoku, creative power (127, 74)

独創的 dokusōteki, original, creative (763, 551)

創い sōi, wound

921

14s

層 corpse (building)

+ build up = a

building of more

than one storey

SŌ, stratum, layer

地層 chisō, stratum, layer

高層住宅 kōsōjūtaku, high-rise housing (119, 310, 928)

活断層 katsudansō, active-fault line (244, 750)

中間層 chūkansō, the middle class (55, 92)

下層 kasō, lower classes (7)

層雲 sōun, stratus [cloud] (78)

高層ビル kōsōbiru, skyscraper (119)

922

16s

操 hand + birds

chirping (take) =

to take with the

hand

SŌ, misao, chastity, constancy; ayatsu(ru), to handle, to

manipulate

体操 taisō, gymnastics (165)

操作する sōsa suru, to operate, to work (127)

操縦する sōjū suru, to fly, to pilot (892)

操縦士 sōjūshi, pilot (892, 494)

節操 sessō, integrity (523)

操り人形 ayatsuriningyō, puppet (39, 104)

923

15s

蔵 grass + sickness

(incapacitated) + eye

(protect) + weapon

(wound) = to

conceal a wounded

person with grass

ZŌ; kura, warehouse; harbour; zō(suru), to own, to have

冷蔵庫 reizōko, refrigerator (604, 275)

貯蔵 chozō, storage (546)

秘蔵する hizō suru, to treasure (964)

蔵書 zōsho, one’s library (142)

穴蔵 anagura, cellar (849)

酒蔵 sakagura, wine cellar (302)

蔵匿 zōtoku, harbouring (1664)

924

19s

臓 body + store =

what is stored in

the body

ZŌ, harawata, entrails, viscera

心臓 shinzō, heart (147)

臓器 zōki, intestines (452)

臓器移植 zōki’ishoku, organ transplant (452, 613, 321)

臓物 zōmotsu, entrails; giblets (387)

内臓 naizō, viscera, internal organs (364)

心臓学 shinzōgaku, cardiology (147, 10)

925

9s

俗 person + valley

(transmit orally) =

common rumours

= worldly customs

ZOKU, customs, manners; worldly, vulgar

風俗 fūzoku, manners, customs (198)

民俗 minzoku, folk customs (590)

俗語 zokugo, colloquial language, slang (112)

俗物 zokubutsu, vulgar person (387)

俗化 zokka, vulgarization (238)

926

6s

存 a dam firmly in

place

ZON, SON, to exist; zon(zuru), to know, to think

保存 hozon, preservation (787)

保存する hozon suru, to save [COMP.] (787)

生存 seizon, existence, survival (42)

存在 sonzai, existence, being (684)

存在者 sonzaisha, a being (684, 298)

存続する sonzoku suru, to continue, keep up (536)

存じ寄り zonjiyori, opinion (642)

927

12s

尊 offer and pour

wine for a

superior

SON [ZON]; tatto(i), noble, valuable; tatto(bu), to

respect, to value; tōto(i), noble, exalted, sacred

尊敬 sonkei, respect (846)

尊敬語 sonkeigo, respect language (846, 112)

尊厳 songen, dignity, prestige (854)

尊重 sonchō, respect, deference (311)

尊大な sondai na, dictatorial; haughty (53)

尊王家 sonnōka, royalist (5, 83)

尊慮 sonryo, your will (1904)

本尊 honzon, principal image, idol (70)

928

6s

宅 roof + plant =

building in

which one takes

root

TAKU, house, home

お宅 otaku, you; [your] home

自宅 jitaku, one’s own house (134)

宅配便 takuhaibin, home delivery service (368, 582)

住宅地 jūtakuchi, residential district (310, 167)

在宅する zaitaku suru, to be at home (684)

宅地 takuchi, land for housing (167)

929

8s

担 hand + dawn

TAN, katsu(gu), nina(u), to carry, to shoulder, to bear*

担当 tantō, responsibility (183)

負担 futan, burden, strain (383)

担任する tan’nin suru, to be in charge (764)

分担 buntan, one’s share (199)

担い商人 ninai’akindo,* peddler (317, 39)

学習負担 gakushūfutan, study load, learning burden

(10, 307, 383)

930

11s

探 hand + hand

reaching into

hole

TAN, sagu(ru), to probe, to explore; saga(su), to seek

探検 tanken, expedition (663)

探訪 tanbō, inquiry (972)

宝探し takarasagashi, treasure hunt (971)

探知 tanchi, detection (169)

金属探知器 kinzokutanchiki, metal detector (14, 744,

169, 452)

探究者 tankyūsha, researcher (253, 298)

探り出す saguridasu, to search out (34)

931

9s

段 a cliff + strike

with weapon =

to cut steps in a

cliff

DAN, step, grade

階段 kaidan, stairs (242)

値段 nedan, price (933)

段々 dandan, gradually

手段 shudan, means, expedient (32)

段落 danraku, paragraph (408)

段階 dankai, step, grade (242)

回り階段 mawarikaidan, spiral stairs (86, 242)

932

13s

暖 sun + draw to

oneself (warmth)

DAN, atatakai, warm; atata(maru), to become warm,

get warm; atata(meru), to warm up

暖房 danbō, heater (1809)

暖流 danryū, warm current (409)

暖冬 dantō, mild winter (182)

地球温暖化 chikyūondanka, global warming (167, 257,

237, 238)

寒暖 kandan, heat and cold; temperature (245)

933

10s

値 a person + fix/

direct (equivalent)

= equivalence =

worth = value

CHI, atai, ne, price, value

値段 nedan, price (931)

価値 kachi, value, worth (626)

価値観 kachikan, values (626, 445)

値引き nebiki, discount (77)

値打ち neuchi, value, merit (335)

数値 sūchi, numerical value (151)

934

6s

仲 person in the

middle

CHŪ, naka, relationship

仲裁 chūsai, mediation, arbitration (872)

仲間 nakama, company, party; colleague (92)

仲直り nakanaori, reconciliation (349)

仲良し nakayoshi, close friend (598)

仲人 nakōdo,* go-between (39)

仲良く nakayoku, cordially (598)

935

8s

宙 roof + reason

(basket �

contain) = that

which is

contained under

a roof

CHŪ, space, sky

宇宙 uchū, universe (811)

宇宙人 uchūjiin, alien (811, 39)

宇宙飛行士 uchūhikōshi, astronaut (811, 566, 118,

494)

宇宙船 uchūsen, spaceship, spacecraft (811, 158)

宙返り chūgaeri, somersault, loop (389)

宙づりになる chūduri ni naru, to dangle in mid-air

宙ぶらり chūburari, suspense

936

8s

忠 heart + centre =

what should be

at the centre of

the heart

CHŪ, loyalty, faithfulness, devotion

忠告 chūkoku, (friendly) advice (481)

忠実な chūjitsu na, faithful, staunch (296)

忠義 chūgi, loyalty (645)

忠誠 chūsei, fidelity, devotion (912)

忠犬 chūken, faithful dog (Hachiko) (17)

937

11s

著 plant + person

(many) =

profusion of

flowers = display

CHO; ichijiru(shii), remarkable, notable, conspicuous;

ara(wasu), to write (a book)

著書 chosho, book, work (142)

著者 chosha, writer, author (298)

著作者 chosakusha, author (127, 298)

共著 kyōcho, co-author (460)

著名な chomei na, eminent (71)

名著 meicho, masterpiece (71)

938

5s

庁 large building +

exact (formerly:

listen carefully/

enquire)

CHŌ, government office, agency

官庁 kanchō, authorities, government office

(441)

県庁 kenchō, prefectural office (273)

庁令 chōrei, ordinance (603)

環境庁 kankyōchō, Environment Agency (1115, 651)

庁舎 chōsha, government office building (700)

939

6s

兆 the cracks on a

heated turtle

shell

CHŌ, kizashi, kiza(su), sign, omen; trillion

兆候 chōkō, sign (478)

前兆 zenchō, omen (159)

予兆 yochō, omen, warning (403)

一兆 icchō, trillion (1)

億兆 okuchō, zillion (1039)

940

11s

頂 exact (top) +

head = crown �

peak = be

crowned with

sth.

CHŌ, itadaki, itada(ku), to receive; crown, top

頂上 chōjō, summit (37)

山の頂 yama no itadagi, summit (24)

登頂する tōchō suru, to reach the summit (360)

絶頂 zecchō, summit; height (of popularity) (733)

頂点 chōten, apex (179)

頂戴する chōdai suru, to receive, be given (--)

941

15s

潮 water + morning

(rising waters)

CHŌ, shio, tide, seawater

潮流 chōryū, tide, current (409)

潮水 shiomizu, seawater (40)

潮時 shiodoki, good chance, opportunity (135)

干潮 kanchō, low tide (825)

満潮 manchō, high tide (588)

風潮 fūchō, trend of the age (198)

942

13s

賃 money + entrust

(person carrying

a load)

CHIN, wages, rent, fee

賃金 chingin, wages (14)

家賃 yachin, house rent (83)

電車賃 denshachin, train fare (180, 31)

運賃 unchin, fare, freight (231)

943

痛 sickness

(affliction) +

burst through

(penetrate)

TSŪ, itai, pain; ita(mu), to hurt, to ache; ita(meru), to

hurt, to injure, to strain

頭痛 zutsū, headache (186)

痛手 itade, bad wound (32)

劇痛 gekitsū, acute/intense pain (848)

苦痛 kutsū, pain; pang (264)

痛快な tsūkai na, exciting, thrilling (631)

痛切な tsūsetsu na, poignant (156)

944

10s

展 sitting heavily on

a piece of cloth

as it is being

spread out

TEN, to open, to exhibit, to expand, to spread, to display

展覧会 tenrankai, exhibition (991, 87)

展示会 tenjikai, exhibition (695, 87)

発展 hatten, expansion, development (370)

進展 shinten, breakthrough (326)

展開する tenkai suru, to unfold, develop (241)

展望 tenbō, outlook (585)

展望車 tenbōsha, observation car (585, 31)

945

10s

討 words + hand

(censure) = to

attack s.o.

verbally

TŌ; u(tsu), to subjugate, to attack; to defeat

検討 kentō, examination, investigation (663)

敵討ち katakiuchi, revenge, vengeance (756)

討論 tōron, debate (996)

討論会 tōronkai, debate; forum (996, 87)

討議 tōgi, discussion, debate (454)

討伐軍 tōbatsugun, punitive force (1707, 466)

討ち入る uchiiru, to raid (63)

946

10s

党 building with

blackened windows

= covered with

darkness

TŌ, party, faction

政党 seitō, political party (724)

党派 tōha, party, faction, clique (955)

野党 yatō, [POL] opposition (213)

悪党 akutō, crook, rogue (222)

労働党 rōdōtō, Labour Party (610, 558)

947

16s

糖 rice + Tang China

(dry heat) = heated

rice = a sweet

TŌ, sugar

砂糖 satō, sugar (869)

糖衣 tōi, sugar coating (420)

糖分 tōbun, sugar content (199)

果糖 katō, fructose (627)

948

8s

届 corpse (sick/

injured person)

+ earth in a

container (=dead

weight) =

damaged person

moving along

slowly

todo(ku), to reach (v.i.); todo(keru), to forward, to send,

to report, to deliver, to notify

届け todoke, notification

届け書 todokesho, report (142)

届け出る todokederu, to notify (34)

履修科目届け rishūkamokutodoke, course registration

(1896, 704, 81, 72)

受講届 jukōtodoke, course registration (303, 676)

変更届 henkōtodoke, notice of change of ~ (581, 1248)

欠席届 kessekitodoke, notice of one’s absence (471, 520)

届け先 todokesaki, receiver’s address, delivery

destination (49)

行き届く yukitodoku, to be attentive (to details), to be

careful (118)

949

18s

難 golden + bird

(Firebird

stealing apples)

NAN, disaster, difficulty; muzuka(shii), kata(i), difficult,

impossible

困難 konnan, difficulty, trouble, suffering (868)

難民 nanmin, refugees (590)

難破 nanpa, shipwreck (767)

難儀 nangi, trouble (1137)

非難 hi’nan, (adverse) criticism, censure (773)

無難な bu’nan na, safe, tolerable (796)

見難い migatai, hard to see (18)

950

6s

弐 two stakes

NI, two (used in legal documents)

弐千円 nisen-en, 2,000 yen (47, 4)

弐万円 niman-en, 20,000 yen (392, 4)

拾弐円 jūni-en, 12 yen (305, 4)

951

8s

乳 mnemonic: child

reaching for a

breast

NYŪ, chichi, chi, breasts, milk

牛乳 gyūnyū, (cow’s) milk (97)

乳房 nyūbō / chibusa, breasts (1809)

乳製品 nyūseihin, dairy products (726, 382)

無調整豆乳 muchōseitōnyū, soy-milk with no additives

or preservatives (796, 348, 726, 1640)

乳飲み子 nyūnomigo, baby, suckling (230, 25)

乳しぼり nyūshibori, milkmaid

乳酸 nyūsan, lactic acid (689)

952

14s

認 words + endure

NIN; mito(meru), to see, to recognise; to approve of, to

judge, to regard (as)

確認する kakunin suru, to confirm, to make sure (634)

承認 shōnin, approval, consent, recognition (713)

認め印 mitome’in, (informal) seal (425)

認識 ninshiki, cognition (698)

公認 kōnin, official recognition (277)

公認する kōnin suru, to approve/recognise officially

(277)

認可 ninka, approval (816)

認定する nintei suru, to approve, to certify (351)

953

10s

納 thread (cloth) +

inside (enter a

building) = a

building which

cloth enters

NŌ, NA, NATSU, TŌ; osa(meru), to put away, to pay, to

settle (debts), to supply, to dedicate, to obtain, to accept,

to put back, to store

納入 nōnyū, payment, delivery (63)

納得 nattoku, agreement; consent; understanding

(761)

収納 shūnō, receipt (of funds)

納税 nōzei, tax payment (727)

納屋 naya, barn (236)

出納 suitō, receipts and disbursements (34)

出納簿 suitōbo*, account book (34, 1790)

954

11s

脳 the part of the

head which is

scooped out

NŌ, brain

頭脳 zunō, head; intellect; brains (186)

大脳 dainō, cerebrum (53)

主脳 shunō, leader (299)

首脳 shunō, head, top (139)

脳天 nōten, head, pate (58)

脳障害 nōshōgai, brain injury (902, 437)

955

9s

派 water + tributary

= branching =

splitting =

faction

HA, group, party, school

立派な rippa na, splendid (73)

党派 tōha, party, faction (946)

左派 saha, left wing (22)

特派員 tokuhain, correspondent, reporter (760, 228)

派出所 hashutsujo, police box (34, 312)

派遣 haken, dispatch (1220)

田中派 Tanaka-ha, Tanaka faction (59, 55)

956

8s

拝 a hand offering a

rice-plant

HAI; oga(mu), to worship, to pray to

拝見する haiken suru, to inspect, have the honour of

seeing (humble form of 見る, miru) (18)

拝啓 haikei, Dear Sir, Dear Madam, etc. (1197)

拝具 haigu, Yours faithfully (265)

礼拝 reihai, worship (413)

礼拝堂 reihaidō, chapel (413, 557)

参拝 sanpai, worship (490)

拝借する haishaku suru, to borrow (humble form of

借りる, kariru) (502)

957

9s

背 body + north

(persons sitting

back to back) =

back of the body

HAI, se, sei, back, stature; somu(ku), to defy, to disobey;

somu(keru), to avert (one’s gaze), to turn away (one’s

face)

背中 senaka, back [of body] (55)

背後 haigo, background; the back, the rear (111)

背景 haikei, background; context (469)

背信 haishin, betrayal (513)

背比べする seikurabe suru, to compare heights, measure

oneself against somebody (771)

958

9 /

8s

肺 body + growing

plant (expel) =

that which is

expelled from

the body =

breath

HAI, lung(s)

肺臓 haizō, lungs (924)

肺病 haibyō, lung disease, tuberculosis (381)

肺炎 haien, pneumonia (1024)

肺活量 haikatsuryō, lung capacity (244, 600)

肺呼吸 haikokyū, pulmonary respiration (856, 837)

心肺機能 shinpaikinō, cardiopulmonary functions

(147, 453, 766)

959

10s

俳 person + not =

non-person =

actor/deformed

= entertainer

HAI, amusement, actor

俳句 haiku (655)

俳優 haiyū, actor (984)

俳人 haijin, haiku poet (39)

俳号 haigō, haijin’s pseudonym (281)

960

10s

班 many jewels +

sword/cut (divide)

= dividing up and

allotting jewels

HAN, squad, group

班長 hanchō, group leader (173)

救護班 kyūgohan, relief squad (456, 670)

班田 handen, farmland allotment (59)

961

12s

晩 light escapes;

strain to see

when the light is

obscure

BAN, evening; late

今晩 konban, this evening (125)

晩飯 banmeshi, evening meal (565)

晩夏 banka, late summer (82)

大器晩成 taikibansei, late developer (53, 452, 515)

962

7s

否 mouth/say + not

HI [PI]; ina, no; ina(mu), to decline, to deny

否認 hi’nin, denial (952)

否決 hiketsu, rejection (271)

否定 hitei, denial (351)

否定語 hiteigo, negative (grammar) (351, 112)

拒否 kyohi, refusal, rejection (1154)

賛否 sanpi, approval and disapproval (690)

安否 anpi, safety, well-being (223)

否めない inamenai, undeniable

963

7s

批 hand + compare

(strike � attack)

HI, criticise, strike, pass

批判 hihan, criticism (769)

無批判な muhihan na, unquestioning, uncritical

(796, 769)

批評 hihyō, commentary, review (776)

批評家 hihyōka, reviewer, critic (776, 83)

批准 hijun, ratification (1376)

964

10s

秘 gods + necessity

(hide)

HI, hi(meru), to keep secret

秘密 himitsu, secret (978)

極秘 gokuhi, top secret (464)

秘書 hisho, secretary (142)

秘蔵する hizō suru, to treasure (923)

神秘的な shinpiteki na, mystical, occult (324, 551)

965

13s

腹 body + go back

(bulge = central

container)

FUKU, hara, belly, guts

腹部 fukubu, abdomen (384)

空腹 kūfuku, hunger

満腹 manpuku, full (up) (588)

腹立ち haradachi, anger (73)

腹巻 haramaki, stomach band (826)

中腹 chūfuku, mid-slope, halfway up/down a

mountain (55)

966

16s

奮 birds rising

flopping from a

field

FUN; furu(u), to rouse oneself, to stir, to be excited

興奮 kōfun, excitement (652)

奮起 funki suru, to stir, to rouse o.s. (250)

奮闘 funtō, hard fighting (1659)

発奮 happun, being inspired, rousing oneself (370)

奮い立つ furuitatsu, to be stirred (73)

奮発する funpatsu suru, to make an effort (370)

967

10s

陛 steps + compare

(in a row) +

earth = steps

leading to a

throne

HEI, stairs of a palace; throne; Majesty

陛下 heika, His (Her) Majesty, Your Majesty (7)

天皇陛下 tennō-heika, His Majesty the Emperor (of

Japan) (58, 861, 7)

皇后陛下 kōgō-heika, Her Majesty the Empress (of

Japan) (861, 858, 7)

陛見 heiken, audience (with the Emperor) (18)

968

11s

閉 door + talent

(dam/ barrier) =

barred gate

HEI, to(jiru), to(zasu), shi(maru), shi(meru), to close, to

shut

閉店 heiten, closing time (store) (178)

閉会式 heikaishiki, closing ceremony (87, 295)

開閉する kaihei suru, to open and shut (241)

開閉器 kaiheiki, switch (241, 452)

閉じこもる tojikomoru, to keep indoors, shut oneself in

閉鎖する heisa suru, to shut down, close (1286)

閉口する heikō suru, to be dumbfounded (20)

閉め出す shimedasu, to shut out (34)

969

4s

片 a tree cut in half

HEN, kata, one side, piece

片仮名 katakana (625, 71)

片道 katamichi, one-way, single (ticket) (188)

片付ける katazukeru, to tidy up (574)

破片 hahen, fragment, splinter (767)

断片 danpen, fragment (750)

片手 katate, one hand (32)

片手鍋 katatenabe, saucepan (32, --)

片足 kataashi, one foot; one leg (51)

970

12s

補 clothing + begin

(use + hand

holding a tool =

start to use an

axe = start work

= start); (hasty

work; patch)

HO, stopgap; ogina(u), to supply, to compensate (for),

to make good, to supplement

候補 kōho, candidacy, candidate (478)

補助 hojo, assistance, supplement, subsidy,

support (314)

補助金 hojokin, subsidy (314, 14)

補足 hosoku, supplement (51)

立候補 rikkōho, candidacy (73, 478)

補欠選手 hoketsusenshu, [SPORT] substitute, reserve

(471, 527, 32)

補充 hojū, supplementation (1362)

補強 hokyō, reinforcement (100)

補給 hokyū, supply (457)

971

8s

宝 building

containing

jewels

HŌ, takara, treasure

宝石 hōseki, jewel (45)

家宝 kahō, heirloom (83)

宝探し takarasagashi, treasure hunt (930)

宝船 takarabune, treasure ship (158)

宝庫 hōko, treasure house; treasury (275)

財宝 zaihō, riches (685)

子宝 kodakara, children (25)

972

11s

訪 words +

direction (widely

+ line) = asking

widely to follow

a line of enquiry

HŌ, tazu(neru), otozu(reru), to visit, to inquire

訪問 hōmon, visit (396)

家庭訪問 kateihōmon, home visit (83, 352, 296)

来訪 raihō, visit (217)

来訪者 raihōsha, visitor (217, 298)

探訪 tanbō, inquiry (930)

歴訪する rekihō suru, to make a round of calls (606)

973

3s

亡 person + corner =

a person no longer

able to be seen

BŌ, MŌ, na(i), na(kunaru), to die, to escape, to lose

死亡 shibō, death (286)

亡者 mōja, deceased (298)

亡命 bōmei, exile (394)

滅亡 metsubō, ruin, fall, destruction (1848)

974

7s

忘 something has

died in the heart

BŌ, wasu(reru), to forget, to leave behind

忘れ物 wasuremono, thing left behind (usually an

umbrella) (387)

忘年会 bō’nenkai, end-of-year party (64, 87)

忘れ形見 wasuregatami, keepsake (104, 18)

度忘れする dowasure suru, to forget (for the moment)

(356)

忘却 bōkyaku, forgetfulness (1145)

忘恩 bō’on, ingratitude (624)

忘れ勝ち wasuregachi, forgetful (319)

975

12s

棒 wood + offer up

(staff / hold sth.

in both hands)

BŌ, pole, bar, club

心棒 shinbō, axle, shaft (147)

鉄棒 tetsubō, (gymnastics) bar (353)

棒立ちになる bōdachi ni naru, stand bolt upright (73)

平行棒 heikōbō, parallel bars (388, 118)

棒読み bōyomi, reading in a monotone (189)

棒グラフ bōgurafu, bar graph

棒紅 bōbeni, lipstick (862)

976

8s

枚 wood + hand

holding stick

MAI, counter for sheets, stamps, and so on

一枚 ichimai, one (sheet / stamp …) (1)

枚数 maisū, number of sheets (151)

二枚舌 nimaijita, duplicity (2, 732) [two tongues]

二枚貝 nimaigai, bivalve (90)

977

13s

幕 sun sinking

among plants

(conceal) + cloth

= cloth which

conceals

MAKU, BAKU, curtain, tent, act

幕府 bakufu, Shogunate (575)

垂れ幕 taremaku, curtain (907)

天幕 tenmaku, curtain, tent (58)

黒幕 kuromaku, mastermind (124)

幕末 bakumatsu, last days of Tokugawa

Shogunate (587)

幕切れ makugire, end (of an act), curtain-fall (156)

開幕 kaimaku, opening scene (241)

978

11s

密 building (temple) +

necessarily (comb,

tightly packed) +

mountain = dense

cluster of mountains

= impenetrable

MITSU, hiso(ka), dense, secret

秘密 himitsu, secret (964)

密度 mitsudo, density (356)

人口密度 jinkōmitsudo, population density (39, 20,

356)

密約 mitsuyaku, secret agreement (591)

密接な missetsu na, close, intimate (730)

密輸 mitsuyu, smuggling (799)

綿密な menmitsu na, detailed (798)

979

13s

盟 to sup blood from a

bowl

[mouth + teeth +

meat + bowl/blood]

MEI, alliance; pledge

連盟 renmei, league, federation (607)

同盟 dōmei, alliance (187)

同盟国 dōmeikoku, ally, allied power (187, 123)

盟主 meishu, leader of a confederacy (299)

加盟 kamei, affiliation (431)

980

14s

模 wood + sun sinking

among plants

(standard, enclose)

= wooden frame that

ensured

standardisation

MO, BO, copy, model, mould

模型 mokei, model, mould (468)

模様 moyō, motif, design, pattern (407)

模造品 mozōhin, imitation (739, 382)

模写 mosha, copy, copying (297)

規模 kibo, scale (643)

大規模な daikibo na, large-scale (53, 643)

981

5s

矢

ya, SHI, arrow

弓矢 yumiya, bow and arrow (836)

矢先 yasaki, arrowhead, point (49)

矢先に yasaki ni, just as… (49)

矢印 yajirushi, arrow mark (425)

一矢 isshi, return shot, riposte (1)

一矢を報いる isshi o mukuiru, retort, retaliate (1, 789)

982

11s

訳 words + eye

watching prisoners

(change/link) = to

change words

YAKU, translation; wake, reason, meaning,

circumstances; yaku(suru), to translate

翻訳 hon’yaku, translation (1826)

通訳 tsūyaku, interpretation, interpreting (176)

英訳する eiyaku suru, to translate into English (426)

訳者 yakusha, translator (298)

言い訳 iiwake, excuse, apology (274)

983

11s

郵 hang down

(billowing flag) +

village = relay

station

YŪ, mail, relay station

郵便 yūbin, mail (582)

郵便番号 yūbinbangō, postcode, zip code (582, 196,

281)

郵便局 yūbinkyoku, post office (582, 262)

郵送する yūsō suru, to mail, to post (331)

郵政 yūsei, postal services (724)

郵亭 yūtei, relay station (1614)

984

17s

優 person + grief

(dance with

gestures) =

dancer

performing a

slow ritual dance

YŪ, yasa(shii), gentle, kind, tender; sugu(reru), to

shine, to excel

女優 joyū, actress (35)

声優 seiyū, voice actor, radio actor (153)

優勢 yūsei, dominance, supremacy (518)

優勝する yūsho suru, to win, to be victorious (319)

優秀 yūshū, excellence (1355)

優先 yūsen, priority (49)

優先席 yūsenseki, priority seat (49, 520)

健康優良児 kenkōyūryōji, physically perfect child

(474, 480, 598, 697)

985

5s

幼 short thread +

strength

YŌ, infancy; osana(i), infantile

幼稚園 yōchien, kindergarten (1576, 234)

幼児 yōji, infant (697)

幼時 yōji, infancy (135)

幼年時代 yō’nenjidai, infancy (64, 135, 338)

幼子 osanago, infant (25)

幼友達 osanatomodachi, childhood friend (214, 541)

幼虫 yōchū, larva (56)

986

6s

羊

YŌ, hitsuji, sheep

羊毛 yōmō, wool (210)

子羊 kohitsuji, lamb (25)

綿羊 menyō, sheep (798)

羊皮 yōhi, sheepskin (374)

羊水 yōsui, amniotic fluid (40)

羊飼い hitsujikai, shepherd (1322)

987

11s

欲 valley

(continuous) +

lack (person with

gaping mouth)

YOKU, ho(shii), avarice, desire; hos(suru), to desire, to

wish

食欲 shokuyoku, appetite (146)

欲望 yokubō, desire (585)

意欲 iyoku, will; aspiration (226)

欲ばり yokubari, greedy person, miser

物欲しげ monohoshige, wistful (987)

988

11s

翌 wings +

stand/rise (fly) =

a bird flying off

YOKU, next (of time)

翌日 yokujitsu, next day (62)

翌朝 yokuchō, yokuasa, next morning (175)

翌週 yokushū, the following week (308)

翌年 yoku’nen, the following year (64)

翌々年 yokuyokunen, two years later (64)

989

7s

乱 hands untying

tangled threads and

person kneeling =

restoring order =

disorder

RAN, mida(reru), to fall into disorder, be chaotic;

mida(su), to disturb, thrown into confusion

混乱 kon’ran, confusion, disruption (677)

乱暴 ranbō, violence (793)

反乱 hanran, rebellion (371)

戦乱 sen’ran, the disturbances of war (526)

乱れ足 midare’ashi, out of step (51)

990

7s

卵 RAN, tamago, egg, roe

卵黄 ranō, yolk (120)

産卵する sanran suru, to spawn, lay eggs (491)

卵焼き tamagoyaki, Japanese omelette (509)

生卵 namatamago, raw egg (42)

991

17s

覧 watch over

(look) and see

RAN, to see, to look

御覧 goran, look, [respectful form of 見る, miru]

(1158)

展覧会 tenrankai, exhibition (944, 87)

回覧 kairan, circulation (86)

回覧板 kairanban, circulating notice (86, 373)

万国博覧会 bankokuhakurankai, world fair, expo (392,

123, 564, 87)

観覧 kanran, inspection (445)

一覧する ichiran suru, to have a look at (1)

一覧表 ichiranbyō, table, list (1, 379)

992

13s

裏 clothing + village

(reverse side)

RI, ura, reserve side, rear; inside, lining

裏切り uragiri, betrayal, treachery (156)

屋根裏 yaneura, loft (236, 282)

裏声 uragoe, falsetto (153)

表裏 hyōri, both sides, two sides (379)

裏面 rimen, inside, back (395)

裏毛 urake, fleece lining (210)

裏付ける urazukeru, to back up, support (574)

993

9s

律 path + writing

(one; prescribed)

= the one

prescribed path

RITSU, law, control; degree

法律 hōritsu, law (584)

規律 kiritsu, discipline, regulations (643)

旋律 senritsu, melody (1494)

律儀 richigi, integrity (1137)

自律神経 jiritsushinkei, autonomic nerve (134, 324, 658)

994

18s

臨 bend down + goods

(group of people;

cliff) = crouched on

a clifftop looking

down

RIN; nozo(mu), to face, to meet, to be present at

臨時 rinji, temporary, extra (135)

臨時列車 rinjiressha, special/extra train (135, 414, 31)

臨席 rinseki, attendance (520)

臨海 rinkai, seaside (88)

臨海工業 rinkaikōgyō, marine industry (88, 113, 260)

君臨する kunrin suru, to reign (266)

臨終 rinjū, the hour of death (- -)

995

10s

朗 good moon

RŌ, hoga(raka), clear, fine, cheerful

明朗な meirō na, bright, cheerful (208)

朗報 rōhō, good news (789)

朗読する rōdoku suru, to read out, recite (189)

朗読方 rōdokuhō, elocution (189, 204)

朗々 rōrō, clear, serene

996

15s

論 words + arrange

neatly (order)

RON, argument, opinion, essay

論文 ronbun, thesis (68)

卒業論文 sotsugyōronbun, graduation thesis (537,

260, 68)

論理 ronri, logic (220)

理論 riron, theory (220)

結論 ketsuron, conclusion (472)

議論 giron, argument; discussion (454)

討論 tōron, debate, discussion (945)

反論する hanron suru, to contradict, to dispute (371)